Goodbye Distractions

By Coach Sean

How do we get done what really matters? 

We all have those things and people that distract us and shift us away from our important, strategic work, or what Cal Newport calls,” deep work” in his phenomenal book, Deep Work.

Cal talks about the need to be strategic in creating rhythms and systems. This helps us focus on the work that really matters and to limit exposure to the things that distract us.

Instead of trying to protect an hour here or there to focus on deep work and being open to distractions all day, what if you created short blocks of time for those distractions, and gave more protected time and focus to deep, strategic work? 

How much more productive could you be if you increased the amount of time you give to deep work by an hour or two each day? Consider limiting those things that distract you, like Instagram scrolling, the long email list, or the menial tasks to short, scheduled times each day.